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title: "CartHook vs PayPal: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is CartHook or PayPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Checkout optimisation platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# CartHook vs PayPal: Which is searched more?

Is CartHook or PayPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Checkout optimisation platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: CartHook and PayPal
- **Competitive set**: Checkout optimisation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CartHook Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **PayPal Share of Search**: 2%

## Is CartHook or PayPal more popular in search?

- In September 2026, PayPal had more branded searches than CartHook among checkout optimisation platforms worldwide. PayPal had about 390 branded searches, while CartHook had 320. PayPal made up 2% of all checkout optimisation platform searches we track, and CartHook accounted for 1.6%.
- PayPal was ahead of CartHook in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CartHook’s share of searches among checkout optimisation platforms worldwide moved from 1.1% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 320.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PayPal’s share of searches among checkout optimisation platforms worldwide moved from 3.1% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 390.

## How did search popularity change for checkout optimisation platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for CartHook worldwide rose 23.1% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 320 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PayPal worldwide fell 45.8% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 390 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CartHook estimated searches | CartHook Share of Search | CartHook rank | PayPal estimated searches | PayPal Share of Search | PayPal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 260 | 1.1% | 8 | 720 | 3.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 320 | 1.5% | 8 | 720 | 3.3% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 1.3% | 8 | 590 | 3% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 390 | 1.7% | 8 | 720 | 3.2% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 8 | 720 | 3.2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 1.4% | 8 | 590 | 2.6% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 320 | 1.4% | 8 | 480 | 2.1% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 320 | 1.4% | 8 | 480 | 2.1% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 390 | 1.7% | 8 | 590 | 2.6% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 8 | 390 | 1.8% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 1.3% | 8 | 320 | 1.6% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 320 | 1.6% | 8 | 390 | 2% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CartHook’s and PayPal’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **CartHook**: Measured on the search term “carthook”.
- **PayPal**: Measured on the search term “paypal fastlane”.

- [CartHook profile](/demand/global-en/brands/carthook)
- [PayPal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paypal)
- [All checkout optimisation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/checkout-optimisation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is CartHook or PayPal more popular in search?

In September 2026, PayPal had more branded searches than CartHook among checkout optimisation platforms worldwide. PayPal had about 390 branded searches, while CartHook had 320. PayPal made up 2% of all checkout optimisation platform searches we track, and CartHook accounted for 1.6%.

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